Worcestershire | Archive | 2002 | October
A WORCESTER school has been rewarded for its caring attitude towards staff. more...
BUSINESSES in the county that promote the use of local produce have tasted success in a major awards scheme. more...
AN Evesham company has launched an innovative, internet-based product that saves consumers time and money when renewing insurance policies. more...
TRAINS and training have led to an Evesham company gaining recognition in a national awards scheme. more...
THE Vicar of Bromsgrove said the conditions working men lived in were an obstacle to religion. more...
A SIDEMOOR man was charged twice with drunkenness on consecutive days, after 47 previous court appearances for the same crime. more...
A CURIOUS accident happened in Droitwich Spa on Monday night when a herd of cattle belonging to Mr Wall was being driven along High Street. more...
PLAYING a game of pitch and toss for money at the back of Market Street landed two men, James Giles, of Stourbridge Street, and Fred Stanton, from Church Street, in the dock at Bromsgrove Police Court. more...
THE name Housman, already distinguished in various forms of literature, had appeared again on a new volume by another member of the talented family. more...
BENEVOLENT members of Droitwich Board of Guardians decided to give an extra 1/- (5p) a week during the harsh winter months to paupers receiving relief but who still lived in their own homes. It had been proposed by the chairman, Sir Harry Vernon, from Hanbury. But board member the Rev Hammond claimed such a large increase would lead to much jealously and proposed halving it to 6d. A 1/- increase would mean the board having to find an additional £300 to £400 every three months. more...
THE post office in Bromsgrove was urging residents to post early for Christmas and, in any event, as early on December 24 as possible to ensure local delivery on Christmas Day. more...
WALTER Cotton, aged 24, a nailer, and Sam Pugh, 26, a labourer, appeared before the grand jury at the Epiphany Quarter Sessions, in Worcester, accused of stealing three tame fowl from Mr Lloyd, of Bromsgrove. more...
A CHRISTMAS concert was held at the Institute in Bromsgrove to raise cash for the parish church Sunday school treat. more...
A COW being driven down Bromsgrove High Street by a youth employed by Mr Lloyd ran off and entered Mr Noake's chemist shop. more...
NEWS of Queen Victoria's death cast a deep gloom over Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa. more...
THE Royal funeral on Saturday meant a solemn holiday for most people in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa. more...
THE upper classes' almost constant complaints about the difficulty of obtaining good servant girls prompted two such young Bromsgrove women to write to the Messenger. more...
DESPITE the valiant efforts of her husband and Mr Dobbs -- a neighbour who fetched her brandy -- Jane, the 55-year-old wife of labourer George Brooks, of Alcester Road, Finstall, died in the middle of the night following a coughing fit. more...
GEORGE Phillips, from Sidemoor, was brought in front of Bromsgrove magistrates charged with using foul language in his own home, but within earshot of the general public. more...
THE Chief Constable of Worcestershire announced record levels of convictions for drunkenness in the county, with Droitwich Spa being the third most intoxicated town where one in 73 people had been before magistrates for the offence. more...
A WOUNDED soldier discharged from Bromsgrove Cottage Hospital started a fight with an Imperial Yeoman in Worcester when he said the other man was "no class," had been no further than Aldershot and that his kind could not be depended on by this country. The Yeoman knocked the wounded Irish Fusilier down into the gutter and stunned him. George Hughes, the Yeoman, was fined 5s (25p) while the fusilier was fined 2s 6d (12.5p) after Rev G F Hooper testified he suffered from enteric, which made him liable to excitement. more...
THOMAS Monkton, a boy living in Worcester Street, was brought before Bromsgrove magistrates charged with using a catapult in the road near his home. He was fined 2/6 (12.5p) including costs. more...
PUPILS playing whip and top at Stoke Prior School were annoying people living nearby. Mr Carter had made an unsuccessful attempt to claim 3/- (15p) from Bromsgrove School Board for broken windows at his home caused by tops spinning out of control. more...
THE deputy clerk of Bromsgrove Urban District Council had received letters from the four boys who had broken one of its lamps. Each had expressed his sorrow and agreed to pay a share of the damage. more...
WOMEN in Bromsgrove were keeping up with the sudden return of the fashion of wearing earrings. However, the prejudices against having ears pierced was very strong. Jewellers were getting round this by making them with gold clamps to hide the holes in ear lobes. more...
"SALT King" John Corbett, one of Worcestershire's most worthy sons and a captain of British industry, died at his home at Impney, Droitwich Spa, on Monday, aged 84. more...
THE funerals of Sarah Broomfield and her mother, Harriet Laugher, took place at Bromsgrove cemetery. more...
A MEETING of parishioners and members of All Saints' Church met in the nearby schoolroom in Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove, to discuss installing a peal of bells in the tower. more...
MEMBERS and friends of Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club attended the annual supper at the club room of the Boat Inn to hear about the team's progress. more...
JOHN Richardson of Mill Fields appeared before Bromsgrove magistrates on a charge of not having a dog licence. more...
JOHN Plain, a shopkeeper from Dunhampstead, appeared before Droitwich Spa magistrates charged with selling adulterated salt butter. more...
FOUR Birmingham men John Moore, Frederick Marriott, Henry Swatkins and Peter Farrell all said to be of dubious character and known associates of thieves, card sharpers and pickpockets appeared before Bromsgrove magistrates on felony charges committed at Rubery races earlier this month. more...
HUNDREDS of people lined the route from Bromsgrove Parish Church to Kidderminster Road to catch a glimpse of newly-weds Bromsgrove GP Dr Francis Coaker and his bride, Diana Carey, whose father was also a town doctor. more...
HANNAH Guise, of Lloyds Yard, Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, appeared before town magistrates charged with using foul language in her own home to the annoyance of her neighbours. more...
A CHAPLAIN serving in the Boer War reported that one night in Orange River Colony, the password for their camp was "Bromsgrove". Rev J L Findlay, former curate of St John's Church, was chaplain to a Worcestershire regiment in South Africa. "Send me more Messengers," he wrote to friends back home. more...
A DODFORD woman was fined 40s (£2) by Birmingham Police Court for harassing a passenger on a train from Birmingham to Selly Oak. more...
THE topsy-turvy nature of the seasons this year was highlighted by Mr Read, from Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, who said he had been picking mushrooms from his garden for the past six weeks. more...
PAUPER inmates at Droitwich Spa workhouse were to be trained in firefighting techniques when the ruling guardians got round to buying a hose. The cost-conscious guardians, who were forever looking for ways of saving money, were considering the plan after receiving a bill for £12/13/6 (£12.67.5p) from the town's fire brigade, who were called to deal with a blaze in the laundry. To make matters worse they didn't get their money's worth as it was out on their arrival more...
ALBERT Field, aged 18 months, was killed when he was run over by a horse pulling a bread cart in Gibb Lane, Catshill, where he had been playing with other youngsters. more...
AT the start of the cricket season The Messenger had offered a prize of a bat worth a guinea (£1.5p) to the local player with the best batting average. more...
A PUBLIC meeting chaired by Dr Roden was held in Droitwich Town Hall to discuss forming a hockey club in the Spa. It was agreed that subscriptions be 2/6 (12.5p) a year. more...
THE gales which had swept the district left a trail of damage in their wake. In Droitwich, a large elm tree snapped off in the grounds of the Worcestershire Hotel and landed in a small garden nearby. more...
BROMSGROVE'S ancient Court Leet met for its autumn meeting in the Town Hall to elect a new Bailiff. The Reeve, traditionally the Bailiff elect, had left the area so the honour went to Thomas Roper. more...
ALFRED Byny, of Hanover Street, appeared before Bromsgrove magistrates charged with stealing a pea gun from his employer, William Newman, of Charford Farm. more...
A DRUNKEN sailor was found lying helplessly on a railway embankment in Barnt Green after falling from a train travelling from Hull to Bridgnorth. more...
SERGEANT G Housman, the youngest son of the late Edward Housman, solicitor of Perry Hall, Bromsgrove, had been killed in action in the South African war. more...
THE demolition of the old Indigo Works, in Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, was yet another lost link with the town's past, the Messenger said. more...
MR J Wright, from Sagebury Terrace, Stoke Works, received the sad news from two of his comrades that his son, Pt E Wright, had been shot and killed at Pampasfontein, in South Africa, on October 24. more...
A WORKING MEN'S social club opened in Catshill creating great excitement in the district. Some years ago a reading room had been created, but had closed though lack of interest. more...
SOME pub landlords in Bromsgrove had already found a loophole in the new act which came into force on January 1, banning children under 14 from buying intoxicating liquor - they fastened down the corks with gummed paper. more...
RUBERY Hill Asylum advertised in the Messenger for male attendants, preferably those skilled in bookbinding and gardening, at a salary of £28 per year including board and uniform. It would rise by £2 a year to a maximum of £34. more...
VILLAGERS and staff employed at the Isaac Nash scythe works in Belbroughton risked their lives when they formed a human chain to use buckets of water to tackle a blaze at the factory. They also managed to move tens of thousands of scythe blades and hay knives from a nearby warehouse which was in danger of catching fire. Firemen, summoned from Stourbridge, took an hour to reach the scene by which time the immediate danger was over. more...
THE principal of Worcester College of Technology found out what it was like to be on the receiving end of a graduation ceremony when he was awarded an honorary degree from the University College Worcester. more...
THOSE of you with enough years on the clock might like to jog the old memory bank - while those of you too young to be able to remember back 50 years might enjoy a brief history lesson. more...
TRAMP William Meysey found himself in front of Bromsgrove magistrates charged with sleeping rough in Mr Banner's hay barn at Lickey Square and having no means of subsistence, not even a pipe, tobacco or matches. He told the bench he was walking from Birmingham to Wales in search of work and had sought shelter in the barn from a snowstorm. He was let off on condition he left the district forthwith. more...
THERE was an upset at a land sale held at the Golden Cross Hotel in Bromsgrove when town auctioneer A Victor Powell was suddenly forced to withdraw a 16 acre plot at Broad Street Sidemoor, belonging to Mr Rencher at the last minute. The district council, which previously had twice been offered the site, dramatically declared its intention to put a compulsory purchase order on it. more...
LEE Garry, of Margesson Drive, Barnt Green, was fast making a name for himself in the under 14s world of badminton. Having won almost all the local and county tournaments, he recently had added the Sussex Open Junior Trophy to his tally. more...
FORMER North Bromsgrove High School pupil Elizabeth Williams, aged 21, had been successful in winning through to the forthcoming Miss ATV beauty contest. more...
THE death occurred at his home - Blackmore Lodge in Bromsgrove - of Mr Louis Kings, the chief test engineer at the Longbridge car plant. He was 63. Thirty years ago he had worked alongside Herbert Austin, in great secrecy, to develop Britain's first "baby" car. more...
JAMES Vines, lock keeper of Astwood, Droitwich, appeared before Spa magistrates charged with setting rabbit snares on Sir Harry Vernon's land at Astwood. The court heard William Sergeant, his gamekeeper had caught him in the act after keeping watch in a field all night. Vines was fined 10/- (50p) with 7/6 (37.5p) costs. more...
RESIDENTS were urged to voice exciting ideas to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII at a public meeting called by Bromsgrove Urban District Council. more...
PLANS were afoot to build an adult learning centre at Colmers Farm Secondary Modern Boys School, in Bristol Road South. It would provide a meeting place for adults to enjoy cultural and recreational activities. more...
READERS were told work on the M42 would begin within the coming year. Plans were discussed at a joint meeting of Bromsgrove District Council and Hereford and Worcester County Council. Community leaders also said the new motorway would hopefully be linked with the M5 by 1982/83. more...
BROMSGROVE Musical Club was tuning up for its annual concert at the Drill Hall. more...
TALENTED actors from a parish near Bromsgrove set the stage alight when they presented a Welsh comedy to fellow villagers. St Andrew's Dramatic Society members starred in Wishing Well, a humorous play about a country inn. more...
BROMSGROVE community leaders wanted detailed information before they would accept that more than half of 117 homes modernised in Catshill suffered from varying degrees of damp. The complaints were raised at Bromsgrove District Council's housing and health committee after Bromsgrove MP Hall Miller and two councillors visited the estate. They found 61 homes had damp and in some mushrooms were growing out of walls. The authority's environmental health expert said condensation and rising damp caused the problems. Councillors called for a detailed study. more...
RESIDENTS in the north of Bromsgrove were to meet next week at Lickey End Board School to decided on what form the celebrations to mark King Edward VII's coronation in June would take. One of the chief considerations would be money, as the urban district council was unlikely to chip in. more...
A PROPOSAL by Mr W Neal that subscriptions for members of Bromsgrove Cricket Club be increased was resoundingly rejected at their annual meeting held at the Golden Cross Hotel. more...
STANLEY Nokes of Quarry Lane, Bromsgrove, realised a dream that tantalised millions of people every week, when he won a fortune on the pools. He was shocked when a representative from Littlewoods called to say he had won at least £20,000, but was even more surprised later to learn he had in fact scooped a £38,703 dividend. more...
DISTRICT councillors in Bromsgrove were split over deciding on the future use of Crown Close which the authority had acquired for recreational purposes. The Recreation Ground at Parkside had recently closed forcing youngsters to play football and cricket on the Green resulting in damage to the grass and trees. Cllr Routh told colleagues at a meeting that if the hobbledehoys were banned bad language would diminish and more room would be made for youngsters who wished simply to stretch their legs. more...
A COMMUNAL wash house was included in a list of "wants," put forward by Cofton Hackett residents who attended the annual parish meeting in Rednal's Gospel Mission. Other requests were for a village hall and additional bus services. more...
BROMSGROVE'S branch of the Womens' Institute, the oldest in the district, celebrate its 60th birthday. The inaugural meeting chaired by Lady Plymouth had been held in the ladies' waiting room at Bromsgrove railway station. more...
AMONG the tenders accepted by Droitwich Board of Guardians for the supply of goods and services to the workhouse for the next 12 months were: Haircuts and shaving paupers, Mr Beddoe £2 for six months, milk 8d (3.5p) a gallon Jabez Dunn, Hampton Lovett, and coal 14/6 (72.5p) per ton supplied by Underwood and Co. more...
A RECORD 101 blood donors turned up when the mobile unit visited Bromsgrove recently. Red Cross nurses took care of bandaging the donor's, while WVS volunteers kept them supplied with cups of tea. more...
A MOVE to give Bromsgrove borough status was overturned by district councillors. The motion failed by one vote to get the necessary two thirds majority in the council chamber. more...
PING-PONG enthusiasts were preparing for a tournament at All Saints' Schoolroom, in Bromsgrove. Residents were urged to support local players at the two-day event. Admission was 6d (2 1/2p). more...
COFTON Hackett Youth Club, which was forced to close in 1951, reopened and was now going from strength to strength. Youngsters met at West Heath Village Hall and enjoyed activities including drama, sports and reading. Visitors also taught the youngsters about acrobatics and hypnotism. more...
ONE of the most forceful indictments of the intolerable conditions Bromsgrove shoppers had to endure on the busy days in the High Street, came from the town's planning officer, John Tozer. In a frank document given to Bromsgrove District Council planning committee members, he said Bromsgrove needed interesting buildings, attractive shops and shoppers required protection from bad weather and heavy traffic. more...
DROITWICH Town Council was deeply upset at discovering that the River Salwarpe was being systematically polluted by effluent from Bromsgrove Sewage Farm, mainly after dark. more...
BROMSGROVE'S first traffic warden was sworn in by town magistrates on Tuesday. He was retired policeman John Tasker who had spent much of his 28 years in the force on the Catshill beat. Clad in a blue mackintosh and peaked cap and sporting white gloves his duty was to help pupils at Stourbridge Road School cross the busy main road. more...
A 15-YEAR-OLD physically handicapped boy, Adrian Holmes of Brueton Avenue was voted Bromsgrove Sports Council's junior male personality of the year. Adrian had an 18-inch steel brace in his back. The supreme men's award went to top-flight soccer referee John Yates. more...
A BRADLEY Green farmer reported a freak among a new hatch of ducklings. One had four wings and four legs. more...
BUOYED by Labour's recent seat gains on the county council, Bromsgrove Trades Council decided to stage the town's first May day rally to protest against the Tory government's policies. more...
THE giant sails of the Danzey Green windmill, Avoncroft museum's latest acquisition were turning again for the first time in a century. The mill, dating from about 1800, had been re-erected and restored at the Stoke Heath museum at a cost of some £4,000. more...
INMATES at Bromsgrove's workhouse were unhappy with the broth, bread and cheese that made up the regular Monday menu. The ruling guardians decided instead to give them beef stew containing fat, flour, carrots and onions. The change would cost less than 2/- (10p) per day. more...
RECENT wet weather followed by warm sunshine had suited local crops of early potatoes. It seemed likely that farmers would be digging in May well ahead of the traditional June 24, Bromsgrove Fair Day, date. more...
THE new headmaster at South Bromsgrove High School to replace Dennis Matthews, who had retired, was his deputy Alan Baker. He said his task would be to promote academic achievement and good behaviour. more...
PUBLIC meetings to arrange celebrations to mark the forthcoming coronation in June were being held in villages all around Bromsgrove. While everyone agreed events should equal those associated with the late Queen's diamond jubilee, the cost as always was the overriding consideration. At Stoke Prior it had been agreed the 240 or so village youngsters would be given a tea as would the aged poor residents. more...
THE inaugural meeting of the Worcestershire Guild of Artist Craftsmen was held in Bromsgrove Library. Its aim was to further an interest in traditional skills. The meeting elected Robert Pancheri as its president. more...
KIND hearted staff at Bromsgrove General Hospital had raised £2,500 to buy their own electrically powered internal ambulance to ferry patients around the complex. more...
TWO Bournheath lads, John Hurley and George Reynolds, paid dearly for stealing a rabbit from a snare on Mr Blakeway's land at Chaddesley Corbett, when they were hauled before Kidderminster magistrates. Evidence was given by Francis Bennet, who was employed as a rabbit catcher by Mr Blakeway. He told the court that while many of his snares had been sprung the coneys were missing. Hurley was fined 40/- (£2) and Reynolds £1. more...
HOUSEWIVES in Bromsgrove were being slow to collect the new issue ration books which had been a fact of life since 1940. Eleven clerks were on duty in the Congregational Schoolroom to hand out the 27,000 books to residents living in the urban district of Bromsgrove, but so far only half had been given out. Around 2,500 books could be issued in a day. more...
A TOTAL of 555 people were on the dole in Bromsgrove, 385 men and 170 women. The figures did not include young people or students. more...
BROMSGROVE Charities Board took out an advertisement in the Messenger to advise eligible people residing in the All Saints district of Bromsgrove that the tenancy of an alms house was available. Prospective tenants had to be poor, aged not less than 60, have lived in the area for three years and not received any Poor Law Relief. more...
SIDNEY Farr, assistant clerk to Droitwich Rural District Council, decided to retire after clocking up 52 years' service. During that time he had only been absent for two weeks due to illness. more...
BROMSGROVE'S proposed new Western Relief Road would be planned to have the minimum impact on Crown Close, Bromsgrove's quiet, green backwater the district council claimed. However, the disadvantages would have to be weighed against the advantage of easing the traffic congestion in the town. more...
THE Bromsgrove Charities board was seeking a married couple to fill a vacancy in a town almshouse. An advert in the Bromsgrove Messenger said the applicants must be poor, of good character, have lived in the parish of All Saints for three years and be aged 60-plus. more...
FIT Bromsgrove men were being sought to work as locomotive firemen. The London Midland region of British Railways wanted workers aged 18 to 30 to enter the one-month training programme for the position. Successful applicants could expect to work a 44-hour week, with paid holiday and free protective clothing. There would be opportunities to train as a driver. more...
TOWN MP Hal Miller raised questions about six historic chartist cottages in Dodford, in the House of Commons. The recent listing of the cottages was now the subject of a complaint to the Local Commissioners and the MP hoped to draw the government's attention to the consequences of the listing for the residents and to appeal for the restrictions to be lifted. more...
THE Sick and Dividend Club at the Ewe and Lamb pub at Stoke Health, Bromsgrove, held its annual sports day on Whit Monday, when around 1,200 turned up to watch. There was a variety of events including hammer throwing and races for all ages. One of the highlights was the womens' race for a first prize of a pig. more...
A MEETING of his creditors heard that Maurice Booth, aged 61, lessee of the Salters' Cinema and Diana Cafe in Droitwich had assets of only £110 to meet debts of £2,483. Mr Booth, of Fernhill Heath, had taken on the cinema's lease in 1948 for £30 a week rent. more...
AN attempt by the minority Labour group on Bromsgrove District Council to get their veteran leader Cllr Henry Webley installed as vice-chairman to mark the silver jubilee had failed. The holder of an MBE, he was the only member of the council to have been honoured by the Queen. Cllr Jim Bekenn from Hagley won the vote overwhelmingly. more...
THE living of Hanbury had been offered and accepted by the Rev Reginald Harvey of Bristol. The living was the gift of Sir Harry Vernon, Bart. of Hanbury Hall. more...
WORK had started on the construction of the new traffic island at the junction of Alvechurch Road and Cofton Road. It would be used as a turning point for buses when new services were introduced following the scrapping of trams in July. more...
A NUMBER of silver birch trees and Queen Elizabeth roses were to be planted in Sanders Park. They had been given to Bromsgrove District Council by Roseacre Nursery at Hagley to mark the Queen's forthcoming Silver Jubilee. more...
FOLK living in the north of Bromsgrove were becoming healthier and living longer, it was revealed. In a report to North Bromsgrove District Council, the medical officer said in the first five months of this year there had been 18 deaths compared with 44 during the corresponding period in 1901. During May there had been 14 births and three deaths, one from accidental poisoning, and three cases of scarlet fever all among pupils at Dodford School. more...
TWO members of Bromsgrove Youth Organisation met with a tragic accident while canoeing on the lake at Hewell Grange, Tardebigge. The youths, John Hollis, aged 17 from Churchfields and Brian Jones, 18, from Broad Street, Sidemoor, were members of the club's canoeing group which was holding its first outing of the season. more...
THE Queen's Silver Jubilee was the main talking point in Bromsgrove. The event would be celebrated with street parties, a carnival and a bonfire, barbecue and music in Sanders Park. The town was gaily decorated and workers from Garringtons at Aston Fields had undertaken to hang garlands and bunting from the Market Hall. more...
TRAMPS seeking a night's board and lodging at Bromsgrove's Workhouse in Birmingham Road would not in future need a police ticket verifying that they were a genuine and deserving case. The practice was being discontinued because police were too busy. more...
PLANS to celebrate next year's Coronation were being drawn up by the district council. Bromsgrove had a good reputation for celebrating royal events in style. In 1937 the town was picked out by the BBC and many private commentators as being one of the three best decorated places in the Midlands. more...
THE swimming pool at North Bromsgrove High School could be one of several at schools that may be drained and left unused it was revealed. The cost of ongoing repairs and maintenance was proving too costly for the cash-strapped county council. more...
REVELLERS in Droitwich were to be denied extra drinking time in the Spa's pubs during the forthcoming Coronation celebrations magistrates decided, following a plea by the local licensed victuallers' association for an extra hour on June 26 and 27. The bench said 6 to 11pm was long enough. But in Bromsgrove pubs would be open until midnight for four days next week but that was also in consideration of the town's annual midsummer fair. more...
TWO shocks made Bromsgrove School's annual Commemoration Day one of the most remarkable ever. The head, the Rev Walters, senior master Major Mashiter and the Chaplain announced their retirement. And the main guest, World War II legless Group Captain Douglas Bader, was late arriving. Having piloted his own aircraft to Wolverhampton, the weather closed in and he had to return to base at Croydon and drive the 120 miles to Bromsgrove. more...
BELBROUGHTON Parish News won the competition for the best-duplicated parish magazine in the Worcester diocese. Catshill were third. more...
THE sad news, less than two days before it was set to take place, that the Coronation would have to be postponed because of the King's grave illness was met with disbelief in Bromsgrove at first. Organisers of the many celebratory events in the town and surrounding villages hastily met to make alternative arrangements. In most cases it was decided to go ahead with planned teas and lunches for the old and young but to postpone other events. Bunting and other forms of decoration would be scaled down until more details of the illness were known. The Messenger kept residents informed about the King's condition by posting regular bulletins from Buckingham Palace in its office windows. more...
THE Rev J Crofts was given a cordial welcome by parishioners at All Saints Church in Bromsgrove when he was installed as the new vicar, the second in 18 months. In the congregation was his father who had been rector of Romsley from 1935-41. more...
RUMOUR and speculation surrounded a plan to stage a punk rock festival at a venue in Bromsgrove on Bank Holiday Monday. The organisers said details were being kept secret to prevent an anticipated flood of objections. more...
POSTPONED coronation celebrations went off with a bang at Breakback, in Bromsgrove. The town was finally allowed to go ahead with its High Wood bonfire and fireworks following permission from the chairman of the National Movement, Viscount Cranbourne. Despite the King's continuing illness, it was declared beacons should be lit and 4,000 people turned out in Bromsgrove. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers revealed it had serious money troubles and gate prices would have to go up. The club had suffered £318 losses in 1951/52 and bosses decided to hike ticket prices in a bid to stem its cash crisis. Ticket prices showed that men had to pay more than women to watch the town's team play. more...
MEMBERS of the newly formed Lickey End Hospital Tenants' Association were shocked to discover an area of ground designated as a play area for staff children since 1957 was about to be developed. Following negotiations with the Health Authority, the Red Cross was planning to build new headquarters and car parking on the land set aside for hospital staff children. The other space would be lost when the M42 was built. more...
THE date for the execution of Samuel Middleton, who had been found guilty of murdering his wife at Foxlydiate, had been set for July 15 at Worcester Jail. He was reported to be indifferent and not appearing to dread the fate that awaited him. He had recently been visited by his son to whom he had given 9/- (45p). He would be allowed to see his children for the last time four days before he was hanged. more...
BROMSGROVE Youth Organisation in New Road, looked set to be wound up and taken over by Worcestershire County Council after the founder, Major Ryland, had indicated that he intended to move away from the district. It was felt the facility would not be able to function satisfactorily without him at the helm. In 1945 the buildings, running track and playing field had cost £15,000. more...
PAST and present staff and their families at the Blue Bird toffee factory at Hunnington enjoyed an open day to celebrate the firm's golden jubilee. more...
WILLIAM Deeley, aged 16, from Rubery Lane, Rubery, a non-swimmer who worked as an engine cleaner at Frankley waterworks, drowned in Cofton reservoir while bathing. Pc Jakeman spent an hour trying to find him but to no avail. Later his body was recovered and taken to the Hare and Hounds pub where an inquest was held. And Albert Pantall, six, whose father James was a carpenter from Stoke Pound, also drowned while taking a dip in the canal near his home. more...
NINE records tumbled when Bromsgrove High School held its annual sports day. Hibbins won the inter house competition. more...
REPRESENTATIVES of more than 1,000 people who had signed a petition protesting about a plan to build a pub in a residential area of Bromsgrove packed a public inquiry in the town this week. Allied Breweries had a plan to build the pub on the corner of New Road and Fordhouse Road. more...
A BROMSGROVE man was told it was "most disgraceful to hit a woman" when he was fined 10s 9d 6d by the chairman of Bromsgrove Petty Sessions. Eoch Wilkes, of Staple Hill, was found guilty of assaulting elderly Jane Layton, also of Staple Hill, after he met her in the street and subjected her to bad language. He also threatened to smother her and jump on her before hitting her in the face. more...
SANITATION in Stoke Prior was again raised at a meeting of the parish council where members called for more frequent rubbish collections because some people were waiting three or four weeks compared to the previous two week wait. The problem was made worse by the current hot spell. more...
HORDES of `invaders' driving across the Birmingham city boundary into the Bromsgrove district are believed to be largely responsible for vandalism, excessive noise and even arson in the Rednal area at weekends, the Messenger reported. It was reported that most of the visitors were said to come for one purpose only - to "play" the gaming machines or enjoy bingo in amusement arcades in Lickey Road. The allegations surfaced after an application by Smarts Automatics (Birmingham) Ltd to add a two-storey extension to the rear of their much criticised arcade brought a storm of protest at a meeting on Bromsgrove District Council's planning committee. The application was rejected. more...
FRANK Fletcher from Staple Hill, found himself in front of Bromsgrove magistrates charged with using bad language in Marlbrook. He was fined a hefty 5/- (25p) plus 7/6 (37.5p) costs or in default 14 days' hard labour. The chairman of the bench, Mr White, remarked that this type of offence was becoming more frequent and in his opinion a fine of not less than £1 was more appropriate. more...
A FLOWER show organised by hard-up Bromsgrove Rovers at their Victoria Ground to help boost their dwindling finances fell victim to the storms and apparent apathy of exhibitors and the paying public. A boxing tournament at Whitsun, again to raise cash, had been washed out by the weather. more...
THERE was growing concern that more people in Bromsgrove, especially housewives and the elderly, were becoming increasingly dependent on anti-depressants, tranquillisers and similar drugs for non-medical purposes. The disturbing news was contained in a report which revealed that last year the NHS drugs bill for Bromsgrove was an astonishing £100,000. more...
SOON after fears that Bromsgrove was heading for an outbreak of smallpox were proved to be unfounded, the prospect of a scarlet fever epidemic hitting the area loomed. Prior to the start of the month no cases had been reported but now there were between 40 and 50 patients suffering from the illness at the infectious diseases hospital at Hill Top. more...
THERE was a sad ending to a full-scale operation to rescue a carthorse belonging to Mr Webb, who had got stuck in a water-filled ditch at Walmers Farm, Wychbold, during a violent thunder storm. After many hours of toil it was finally freed by firefighters with the aid of a large mobile crane, but died within minutes of being hauled out. more...
STEPHEN Tallet, 19, from Edwin Crescent, Charford, Bromsgrove, got a shock when he went to put on his shoes after enjoying a spot of sunbathing near Tardebigge reservoir. Feeling something with his toe he poked his hand in and out slithered an 18-inch long grass snake. more...
Lucy Caldwell, from Station Street, found herself up before Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with stealing firewood from homes under construction in Bromsgrove. Sgt Wagstaff stated he had witnessed the defendant in the Ednall Lane houses picking up wood and putting it in her apron. Joseph Tilt, who was constructing the homes, claimed that pilfering had become a common problem and that he had lost wood from other sites. But he showed compassion and asked the bench to be as merciful as possible as Mrs Caldwell was previously a respectable woman. She pleaded guilty but claimed she did not intend to do anything wrong and was let off paying a hefty fine of 18s. (90p) more...
A Marlbrook man was cheated out of his hard earnings when Birmingham man James Patrick McIlroy was found guilty of obtaining £6 from Birmingham Road resident Reginald Ironmonger under false pretences. The thirty-two-year old was sentenced to two months in prison, while a further two charges were brought against him for embezzling money handed to him by coach parties, which he should have handed over to his employer in Great Barr. In a statement the defendant said that he had spent all the money on backing horses and had lost it all. more...
Officials of Bromsgrove Farmers Club were looking forward to their annual open Agricultural and Horse Show, held at Kingsland Hill Farm, Wychbold. This was due to `a marvellous sponsorship' for a very full and attractive programme. Highlights included hot air balloon rides, a goat section, a grand parade of cattle and clay pigeon shooting. more...
THE number of tramps seeking outdoor relief at Droitwich Workhouse during the past fortnight had numbered 144 compared with a more modest 84 for the same period last year. The ruling Guardians, who as always kept a very close watch on the purse strings, conclude the increase had been as a result of the great number of hop pickers who had recently crossed the county in search of work - which this year had not been plentiful. more...
A FEATURE of the first ever fundraising fete organised by the new Friends of Bromsgrove Hospitals organisation and held at Hill Top chest hospital, was a colour film of an operatiin being performed on a girl. The Friends aimed to raise cash to provide comforts and amenities for patients not available on the NHS. The fete raised £200. more...
SCENES reminiscent of wartime were on view in Bromsgrove as houswives queued all day to buy bread when bakery workers employed by the national firms went on strike. Independent family firms Robinsons and Godsells were working flat out to meet the increased demand. more...
A START was made this week on laying mains water pipes from New Road to The Eachway in Rubery. The work was expected to be completed by the end of the month. It was good news for those householders who daily formed a procession to fetch their water in buckets. more...
BROMSGROVE Urban District Council had preliminarily voted to spend £1,500 out of the rates to buy bunting, garlands, and other items to decorate the town for next June's coronation festivities. Councillor Bill Kings suggested the cash be better spent laying out the proposed new Sanders Park off Kidderminster Road, which he believed to be a more fitting and permanent reminder of the royal event. more...
CARPENTER Dennis Grubb, of Dragoon Fields, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, celebrated having notched up 50 years membership of the Union of Construction and Allied Trades Technicians. He had learned his trade at the Bromsgrove Guild and later worked for wood carvers Pancheri and Hack. To mark the occasion, the union presented him with life membership and a silver medal at a party held at the Dragoon Hotel. more...
A SPA school will play host to a long-running radio programme when the BBC comes to town. more...
A COURT in Worcester heard how two Bromsgrove men were spotted riding their cycles in a "furious" fashion at 18 mph downhill at Holt Fleet from the direction of Ombersley. Shop assistant John Field, from Stoney Hill, and Ronald McGilchrist, an ironmonger from Worcester Road, were each fined 7/6 (37.5p) plus 10/6 (52.5p) costs. more...
A PARTY of members of Bromsgrove Round Table, plus representatives from the Worcester branch, spent a day down a coal mine when they were guests of Mid Cannock Colliery. more...
THE secret, which had been closely guarded for months, was finally out. more...
Lively and enthusiastic volunteers are wanted to offer a helping hand at a town charity shop. more...
A COACHMAN died after being kicked by the horse he was clipping for his master, Dr Ambrose, of Barnt Green. An inquest jury sitting at the Victoria Hotel in the village, returned an accidental death verdict on 34-year-old Edward Jones, who died a day after the incident. A fund for the deceased's dependants had been launched to which Dr Ambrsose had contributed £5. The coroner and jurors had also made donations. more...
HANBURY Bowling club held its annual meeting at the Vernon Arms. Fifty-four members, including many from Bromsgrove, sat down to a capital goose supper followed by entertainment, which included an accordionist. Dennis Baylis won the club championship. more...
BROMSGROVE would soon be featured on the world squash map when a new club built by town building firm William Weaver opened in Worcester Road. The town's MP Hal Miller was to perform the opening ceremony. more...
RESIDENTS in Finstall, Bromsgrove, asked the Post Office to consider making deliveries to the village on Sundays, a service already enjoyed by their neighbours in Aston Fields. The application was being made through Stoke Prior Parish Council which appeared to be divided on the issue. At a meeting, its chairman, the Rev Stockdale, commented that London, the World's greatest city, managed perfectly well without one, therefore so could Finstall who only had a handful of residents. The pro-lobby felt they had a strong hand as Bromsgrove's MP Austen Chamberlain had recently joined the Cabinet as Postmaster General. more...
THE design for a new coat of arms had been agreed by Bromsgrove Rural District Council. It consisted of a sickle to represent industry, a demi crosier because of Bishop Latimer's association with Alvechurch, a beech tree to signify Frankley Beeches and the four stones of Clent, supported by a green and white wreath. Beneath would be the motto in Latin, "By Service Let Us Govern." more...
HAVING read the article headed "MP slams financial mess by incompetent amateurs" I am rather confused by Mike Foster's argument. more...
AVONCROFT Museum's latest exhibit, Forge Cottage which had been rescued from Wellington in Herefordshire, was being erected at the popular tourist attraction at Stoke Heath in Bromsgrove. more...
I HAVE lived in Worcester for 50 years and have sadly watched the council are repeating the old policy of destroying the performing arts in Worcester. more...
COULD some one please tell me why patrons of the Swan Theatre expect everyone else to subsidise their leisure pursuits? more...
JOHN Phillpott's provocative piece about the Swan Theatre misses the point. more...
I AM writing to protest at the statement by Councillor Stephen Inman in tonight's Evening News (Swan must shed the shackles of paid staff, October 17). more...
COULD some one please tell me why patrons of the Swan Theatre expect everyone else to subsidise their leisure pursuits? more...
JOHN Phillpott's provocative piece about the Swan Theatre misses the point. more...
I AM writing to protest at the statement by Councillor Stephen Inman in the Evening News (Swan must shed the shackles of paid staff). more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is to throw a £27,000 lifeline to the closure-threatened Swan Theatre, the Evening News can reveal. more...
SCOUTS AND GUIDES GROUP - CUBS: Are now back in full swing under new leadership - Carolyn Gemson and Pauline and Martyn Poytress. more...
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HEADLESS Cross residents association landed itself right in the wet and smelly...following an appeal in the Indicator for manure. more...
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The Worcester Evening News is the regional and local daily newspaper for the people of Worcester and the county of Worcestershire. more...
GARDENING CLUB: The October meeting was held on October 7 when 19 members attended an illustrated talk by Mr Combe of Pershore College on Bulbs for Spring Display. more...
DEBATING SOCIETY: The next meeting of the society will take place at 8pm on Saturday in the Church Rooms, Church Street, when the motion will be: This House believes that Great Britain does not deserve to attract tourists. more...
At a Parish Council meeting, the council took over responsibility for the Millennium Wood from the Millennium Wood Committee. more...
HISTORY SOCIETY: The annual meeting was held on Wednesday, October 16. more...
GARDENING CLUB: Mr Everett, who with his wife had previously hosted club members to their garden at The Bannut, spoke on Westonbirt Arboretum, the third most visited garden venue in the country. more...
GARDEN CLUB: Readers will have noted the death of Mr Douglas Barrington OBE. For a number of years he served as president of the Garden Club and members extend their sympathy to members of his family. more...
ARTS AND CRAFTS: The society met at the Townsend Hall and four new members were welcomed. more...
OUT AND ABOUT: A wonderful discourse at The Jolly Teapot by Mr Mac McClelland on his experiences as a headmaster was very much enjoyed by all present. more...
COFFEE MORNING: The final result of the Macmillan coffee morning held at Breslau, Leys Road recently has now been announced - a magnificent £950. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: Among the matters discussed were: The work requested by the parish council on the footpaths in Main Street and on the A44 has been completed satisfactorily. more...
PARISH COUNCIL: A recurring theme at this month's meeting was the state of various roads and footpaths in the parish. more...
A "ONE-stop shop", offering everything from Indian head massages to reflexology, is holding two open days next month. more...
A MOTHER-of-one grabbed her step-sister's hair, dragged her to the floor of a Malvern store and kicked her in the head as horrified shoppers looked on, a court has heard. more...
A NEW £2.75m doctors' surgery and daycare nursery is being planned for Townsend Way in Malvern Link. more...
ORGANISERS of a huge city bonfire event are appealing to businesses for donations so an organised display can go ahead. more...
THE performance of Worcester City Council has come under scrutiny by a peer group. more...
SPORT for girls and boys in Wychavon has received a boost with the latest round of Awards for All Lottery grants. more...
A WORCESTER sandwich shop is celebrating after being presented with a prestigious award. more...
PEOPLE in Tolladine are the focus of a multi-agency project tomorrow aimed at giving them a lifestyle make-over. more...
A TABLE-top sale held at a Kempsey nursery has raised much-needed funds for the community. more...
SHOPPERS IN Worcestershire are being urged to buy British as part of the first British Food Fortnight. more...
A 23-YEAR-OLD Worcester man stole two gift-packs of deodorant after his brother told him to "clean up" if he wanted to date a girl he fancied. more...
THE daughter of a Malvern war veteran who was left in his hospital bed for hours after dying has spoken of her disgust at his treatment. more...
A STUDENT'S prized car, bought for her as a graduation present, was hit by a tree when she came back to Worcester for the ceremony. more...
A SINGLE mum-of-two still has no electricity - more than 48 hours after Sunday's storms damaged power cables in her village. more...
A DRUG addict who beat his habit while in prison reverted to his old ways as soon as he was released from custody. more...
A WORCESTER teenager and a Great Malvern man were killed when the car they were in burst into flames after being involved in a three-car smash. more...
HERO publicans rescued a drowning cyclist who had plunged into the Worcester-Birmingham canal trying to dodge a fallen tree. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is to throw a £27,000 lifeline to the closure-threatened Swan Theatre, the Evening News can reveal. more...
THE evil brute who battered an old soldier to death with his own walking stick in his Worcester flat has been jailed for life. more...
JOHN Barton remains confident that Adam Wilde will sign for Worcester City despite failing to conclude talks last night. more...
Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (friendly) more...
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REDDITCH did everything but score against a Gloucester City side who somehow escaped with a 2-1 win. more...
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A NEIL Cartwright thunderbolt took the wind out of Atherstone as Redditch blitzed their opponents' unbeaten home record. more...
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HOURS after the tragedy which shook the world Redditch lost out in front of an excitable crowd seemingly unaware of the day's earth-shattering events. more...
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UNITED banished fears of an 'after the Lord Mayor's Show' performance with an emphatic 4-0 win over Cirencester Town. more...
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REDDITCH United's mini-slump continued with a 2-0 loss to Mangotsfield which plunged the Valley Stadium outfit into the bottom six. more...
Rocester 2 Redditch United 0 more...
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LOWER league Rushall dumped nine-man Redditch out of the Birmingham Senior Cup at the first hurdle after Nicky Cross' selection gamble backfired. more...
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BASEMENT boys Swindon Supermarine dealt a blow to Nicky Cross' managerial hopes with two crushing goals in the last ten minutes. more...
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UNITED came flying out of the blocks in a storming start but were left to rue missed chances as the league leaders reasserted their control before dominating the second half. more...
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ALAN Webb has joined the staff at Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
Redditch United 0 Solihull Borough 3 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney is closing in on several more new signings. more...
UNITED were cruelly punished as the league leaders showed their class with a late show at the Valley. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager George Rooney was satisfied with his team's performance as they went down 4-0 at home to Second Division Walsall in their latest friendly last night. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney is setting out to attract more local players to the Victoria Ground. more...
THE clouds at the Valley lifted and the Redditch faithful were given a glimmer of hope as Rod Brown's new-look striker force linked up to give United three points. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager George Rooney has made another new signing -- and hopes to persuade two more of last year's players to stick with the club. more...
A SHOCKING defensive performance left Redditch 4-0 down and defeated after half an hour at muddy Cinderford. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager George Rooney has signed three more players in time for the new season. more...
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AFTER too long in the doldrums, the 2000/2001 season should be the turning point for Evesham United. more...
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GEORGE Rooney is confident his Bromsgrove Rovers side will be ready for their opening Dr Martens Western Division encounter with Rugby United (3pm). more...
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JAMIE Turpin is set to make his first start of the season for Bromsgrove Rovers in tonight's Dr Martens Western Division game at Sutton Coldfield Town (7.45). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers could give Richard Burgess, their new signing from Worcester, his full debut up front in tomorrow's trip to Bedworth United (3pm). more...
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DEFENSIVE discipline will be the key for Bromsgrove Rovers in tonight's FA Cup preliminary round replay with Sutton Coldfield Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). more...
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JAMIE McWilliams is poised to make his Bromsgrove Rovers debut in tomorrow's Dr Martens League Western Division game at Cinderford Town (3pm). more...
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JAMIE Turpin could return to Bromsgrove Rovers' line-up for their home FA Cup tie with Midland Alliance side Oldbury United tomorrow (3pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney is calling for a big improvement from his side in tonight's FA Cup first qualifying round replay at Oldbury United (7.45). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney wants his side to forget about their FA Cup exit quickly. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have called an emergency board meeting for tomorrow night -- amid claims from chief executive Pat Bannister that other directors are acting behind his back. more...
Bedworth United 3 Redditch United 1 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' emergency board meeting has been put back a week to next Monday. more...
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MANAGER George Rooney has moved to bolster his Bromsgrove Rovers squad ahead of tomorrow's Dr Martens League Western Division trip to Weston-super-Mare (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers expect a decision later this week over chief executive Pat Bannister's proposed takeover of the club. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers could be on the verge of establishing a link with a Nationwide League club. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers boss George Rooney is hoping the club's link-up with Birmingham City will help improve their fortunes. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers will be hoping to avoid their first losing `double' of the season when they visit Rugby United in the Dr Martens Western Division tomorrow (3.00). more...
WITH little but pride to play for Redditch went down to a second half Mark Peters penalty at the Moat Ground. more...
GEORGE Rooney has been axed as Bromsgrove Rovers manager after only three months in charge. more...
ERIC McManus is to take over Bromsgrove Rovers on a temporary basis following George Rooney's departure. more...
Redditch United 0 Solihull Borough 2 more...
JOHN Chambers is the latest person to throw his hat into the ring for the managerial vacancy at Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers are confident they can finish the job in their first round replay at home to Droylsden tonight (7.45). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers must concentrate on the business of picking up league points when they entertain Tiverton Town tomorrow in the Dr Martens League Western Division (3pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers could parade three new signings in tonight's first round clash with Halesowen Town at the Victoria Ground (7.45). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers look set to have yet more fresh faces on show in tomorrow's Dr Martens League Western Division game at Atherstone United (3pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister is still confident he can complete his takeover of the club -- despite the resignation of his chairman. more...
STRUGGLING Bromsgrove Rovers are set to introduce another new signing in tonight's must-win game at Racing Club Warwick (7.45). more...
MICHAEL Crawford is set to make his home debut for Bromsgrove Rovers when they entertain Bedworth United in the Dr Martens League Wes-tern Division tomorrow (3pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers striker Richard Burgess has signed for Second Division Northampton Town. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers are hoping their shock FA Umbro Trophy successes will help them escape from relegation danger. more...
WORCESTER City, Hereford United and Evesham United have all been drawn at home in the third round of the FA Umbro Trophy -- while Bromsgrove Rovers must travel to face an England legend. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to have the services of striker Richard Burgess again for their home clash with second-placed Mangotsfield United (3pm). more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers may have to replay their FA Umbro Trophy second round tie at Lancaster City after a numbers mix-up. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister believes one win will kick-start their season into life. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers have escaped with a £250 fine after fears they may have had to replay their FA Umbro Trophy tie at Lancaster City. more...
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NOTHING less than victory will do for Bromsgrove Rovers when they entertain Paget Rangers in a vital Dr Martens League Western Division game tomorrow (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' future could hang on fresh takeover talks today. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers face a vital relegation six-pointer tomorrow when they take on rock-bottom Cinderford Town at the Victoria Ground in the Dr Martens League Western Division (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister is confident he can complete his takeover of the club within the next three weeks. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' plans for tomorrow's FA Umbro Trophy third round tie at Worksop Town (3pm) have been hit by a selection crisis. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister says the club will fold unless they get a new seven-year lease for their Victoria Ground home. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have made yet another addition to their squad ahead of tomorrow's Dr Martens League Western Division clash with Cirencester Town (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have been given fresh hope of averting a winding-up order. more...
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BROMSGROVE District Council have denied claims that they are stalling on granting troubled Bromsgrove Rovers a new lease on their Victoria Ground home. more...
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CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have put aside their off-the-field problems to make two more new signings ahead of tomorrow's trip to Shepshed Dynamo (3pm). more...
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CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have been given a 28-day stay of execution in their bid to avoid a winding-up order. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to celebrate their latest reprieve from closure by moving out of the Dr Martens League Western Division relegation zone tonight. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers have enlisted the help of Steve Daniels to try and steer them out of their financial problems. more...
DMW October 30, 1999 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers could have several more new faces on show as they face a daunting trip to leaders Bilston Town (3pm). more...
DMW November 6, 1999 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister says their remarkable comeback at Bilston last week can transform their season. more...
DMW November 9, 1999 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' future is safe for the time being after the club averted a winding-up order. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' new Director of Football Steve Daniels has made two more additions to his squad ahead of tomorrow's crucial trip to Cirencester Town (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers exp-ect former Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Neil Cart-wright to make his debut in tomorrow's trip to Mangots-field for a Dr Martens League Western Division encounter (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers director of football Steve Daniels has challenged his side to repeat last week's performance on a regular basis to help them beat the drop. more...
DMW November 27, 1999 more...
THERE'S far more than Worcestershire pride at stake when Bromsgrove Rovers entertain Evesham United in the Dr Martens League Western Division tomorrow (3pm). more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers' hopes of boosting their fight against relegation at Racing Club Warwick tonight (7.45) have been hit by an injury crisis. more...
WSC R2 December 7, 1999 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers face a goalkeeping crisis at the start of a critical week in their Dr Martens League Western Division survival bid. more...
DMW December 18, 1999 more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers' hectic finish to the season continues with a rescheduled Dr Martens League Western Division game at Racing Club Warwick tomorrow (3pm). more...
DMW December 27, 1999 more...
NOTHING less than three wins from their last three games will do if Bromsgrove Rovers are to avoid the drop - says Director of Football Steve Daniels. more...
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IT'S win or bust for Bromsgrove Rovers when they entertain Atherstone United in the Dr Martens League Western Division tonight (7.45). more...
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EVESHAM United defender Andy Smith has held off all challengers to win the Evening News' Ray Mercer Memorial Trophy. more...
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BROMSGROVE Rovers boss Steve Daniels is hoping to bring former Kidderminster Harriers defender Jon Ford to the club next season. more...
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